Ral, Papua New Guinea

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kavieng, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KVG (KVG), 12 km.

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About Ral

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces N (350°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (170°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 30°C all year: no wetsuit. For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kavieng, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KVG (KVG), 12 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Forecast

Ral does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ral, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 s	10kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	1 ft7 s	20kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	1 ft8 s	22kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	1 ft7 s	14kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	1 ft7 s	11kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 s	15kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	2 ft8 s	26kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	29°C
Mon 26Oct	18, too small	1 ft8 s	20kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	16, too small	1 ft7 s	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 28Oct	20, too small	2 ft8 s	25kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	28°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
No way there we can work out.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
No way there we can work out.

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